English English Dictionary

The online English-English dictionary from The Project Gutenberg

Result for Constrain

Constrain (v. t.)

To secure by bonds; to chain; to bond or confine; to hold tightly; to constringe.

Constrain (v. t.)

To bring into a narrow compass; to compress.

Constrain (v. t.)

To hold back by force; to restrain; to repress.

Constrain (v. t.)

To compel; to force; to necessitate; to oblige.

Constrain (v. t.)

To violate; to ravish.

Constrain (v. t.)

To produce in such a manner as to give an unnatural effect; as, a constrained voice.